Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-30
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A PARIS dispatch states that President
Grevy will resign.
CLEMENcEAU and Gen. Boulanger have
become re, onciled. They breakfastsd to-
gether recently. Lord Lyons, who is about
to retire from the Br .tsh ambassadorship
in Paris, is seriously ill.
IT is stated that the Chinese government
at 81 per cent. for twenty years, with the
Hong Kong and Shanehai bank.
A SHANGHAI telegram states that the
search for the British gunboat Wasp,
which is supposed to have been lost in a
cyclone several weeks aeo, has been aban-
doned.
Col. NUGENTs Lake Bolivar plantation,
the gin house, with forty bales of cotton
and about 1000 sacks Of seed, near Green
vile, Miss, was totally destroyed by fire.
The fire originated in the GIN stand, and
instantane ousy the flames spread through
The buildings. 1t is asserted by we'll in
formed planters that most of the gin fires
which have zone so much damage through
out that section can mainly be attributed
to unskilled and inexperienced labor
handling the improved machinery with
which most of the gins are equipped.
AN attachment for 81, 600 has been sued
out by the Farmers and Drovers' bank, Of
Kingm IN, Kan, against the construction
outfit o. w. d. Fossett, one of the govern
ment contractors who is engaged in the
construction OF the levee near Helena, Ar
kansas.
The general managers and general
freight agents of the various Illinois roads
held meeting in Chicago lately for the
purpose of considering the proposed re-
duction in Illinois freight rates. The
special committee in'rusted with he task
of arranging a new tariff reported that it
had agreed to advance to upper Mississippi
r1ver points, 240 miles, from 35 to 40 cents
for 100 pounds, first class, and other classes
in proportion. These, Icing inter- state
rates, have been put down to unreasonably
low figures by outside competition, and as
the Illinois state rates are to be based upon
Mississippi rates if the present disparity
between state and Interstate rates was to
be rectifed, committee thought IT advis bile
to make an advance on thu ough rates on
Mississippi, iver points in order 10 avoid
too great q reduction in Illinois state rates.
The large boiler in the Kirby House at
Milwaukee, Wis, exploded, blowing to
pieces the rear end of The building and
burying several people in the ruins. The
wall. thirty feet in width, extending from
the ground floor 10 the fourth story, was
blown out. One end of the dining room
was wrecked, all the tables being knocked
over, and the dishes smashed. Most of
the guests had finished breakfast and es-
capped. There were dozen girls in the
kit hen, and all were buried beneath the
brick and mortar. Seven rls were taken
iron, the ruins SO badly injured that they
will llk ely die. The injured and missing
are FIR nnk Hempel, head cook; Mrs. Gage,
assista nj cook; Mary Arbuckle, Anna Ken
nedv, and Carrie Olson, all of whom are
terribly burned, in addition to being badly
bruised. There is no hope that Carrie
Olson will recover.
A WASHINGTON correspond mt writes as
follows: "Senator Allison, who by the
common consent of the fr ends and foes of
Mr.. Blaine, is residuaIy lepatee of the
political magnetic man from Maine, thinks,
talks and acts for Mr.. Blaine. He feels a
surety in his interest in the Blaine movo-
ment so that he does not divide his
thoughts on the subject. If Blaine should
be elected he would be elected seer atary of
the treasury. If Blaine's nomination
should be considered inexpedient, he
would receive the support Of Blaine's
strength.
OFFICIAL figures from nearly ell the
counties in Dakota do not change the ma
jority for division, which will not exceed
5000 in a total vote OF 10000. In south
Dakota fifteen counties voted against, and
in north Dakota three counties voted for
division. Only eight counties voted pro-
hibition.